‘We have waited so long’: a cautious Tokyo celebrates cherry blossoms in shadow of Covid
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After two years of pandemic-related cancellations and restrictions, Japan is again observing the time-honoured ritual of hanami – cherry blossom viewing. As the delicate pink flowers reached their peak, people who had...
Why are Tokyo residents saying sayōnara to Japan’s capital?
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When Kazuya Kobayashi decided to leave Tokyo to pursue his dream of running his own ramen restaurant, Sano was an obvious choice. As well as being the spiritual home of Japanese cricket, the town in Tochigi prefecture...
Tokyo schools cut controversial rules governing hairstyles and underwear
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Controversial rules on hairstyles and underwear are to be scrapped at high schools run by the Tokyo metropolitan government, after pressure from students. Casi 200 public high schools and other educational instituti...
Momentos deportivos asombrosos de 2021: Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics
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As Simone Biles entered the Ariake Gymnastics Centre for the women’s team final at the Tokyo Olympics, the eyes of the sporting world slowly fixated on her. Ella estaba, to many, the most dominant athlete in the world and...
El pentatlón moderno vota para deshacerse de la equitación después de la agitación olímpica de Tokio
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El organismo rector del pentatlón moderno ha votado en secreto para eliminar la equitación del deporte y reemplazarla con el ciclismo., varias fuentes le han dicho a The Guardian. La decisión, que se dice que fue tomada por los EE..
Doubts on legacy and cost concerns hang over Tokyo Olympic Games
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The public square outside Shimbashi station, the scene of anti-Olympic protests this summer, has resumed its usual role as an after-work rendezvous. Newspapers that juxtaposed athletic feats with a rising coronavirus ...
Simone Biles says she should have quit a long time before Tokyo 2020
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Simone Biles has admitted that she should have walked away from the Olympic programme “way before” the Tokyo Games. Biles withdrew from five of her six finals at the Olympics in July to focus on her mental health afte...
Tokio 2020 Paralympics briefing: a record marathon and more USA glory
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GB gold pone fin a los Juegos: Japan closed out the sporting action with a flurry of medals, there were two more medals for ParalympicsGB and double team success for the US, which was just enough to position the Americans above...